Michael Jordan throws weight behind D-Rose

Yang murder trial, teen's shaken baby death also draw views online

March 13, 2011|By Steve Johnson | Tribune reporter

1. Gayle admits having sex with suspect night before murder (March 8). Shades of "Fatal Attraction." Former Bears safety Shaun Gayle met and dated a woman, and she allegedly tried to threaten other women into staying out of Gayle's life. Marni Yang is now on trial, charged with murdering Gayle's 6-months'-pregnant girlfriend.

2. Teen dies of shaken baby syndrome (March 9). More than 17 years after the alleged incident — for which her mother was tried and acquitted back in 1993 — Markeda Oyeyinka's death was ruled a homicide Tuesday. The Cook County medical examiner's office blamed causes including blunt head trauma years ago. This comes as the shaken baby syndrome diagnosis has itself been under fire in some quarters.

3. Jordan says Rose 'no doubt' MVP this season (March 9). The Bulls legend and Charlotte Bobcats owner threw his weight (more on that later) behind Bulls point guard Derrick Rose. Rose reacted with now-predictable but still-refreshing humility. The best quote came at the end, as Jordan talked of the 1990-91 championship Bulls reunion: "It will be fun to see all the old guys," he said, "see if everybody is fat like me."

4. Drowned in corn: Grain bin deaths hit record (March 8). Common-sense safety guidelines for people who work around grain elevators were not followed in a Mt. Carroll, Ill., facility last summer. Two teenagers, one just 14, were sucked under, contributing to the state's record toll. Lawsuits and calls for tougher regulation have followed.

5. Extra legroom on flight a real pain (March 8). As sky buses charge for everything short of the oxygen that comes out of those little nozzles (airline CEO right now: "Eureka!"), legroom is no longer revenue-neutral. A Mt. Prospect man paid willingly, then had his roomier seats inexplicably taken away — until the Tribune's Problem Solver called. No word on what the United spokesman charged for his time.